Roswell Police Still Suffering From Officer Shortage

From therepublic.com -The city's police department is still short more than a dozen officers as the city faces high rates of gang violence, officials said. In January, Roswell police announced it was 25 officers down, and Police Chief Alfonso Solis notified the Roswell Independent School District that he was pulling the resource officer from the schools to work patrol. The department is down 17 officers from the normal complement of 96, The Roswell Daily Record reported. Since January, eight entry-level officer positions have been filled, and Solis said 11 officers are undergoing the hiring process. "We're hoping by October we'll be, hopefully, if not fully staffed, very close to being fully staffed," Solis said. From the time a person is offered a job with Roswell police, it takes around a year before they are fully certified to work as an officer. Of the eight new officers, those who are already certified will have to undergo training and others will have to attend the state's six month police academy, in addition to the training.
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Roswell Police Still Suffering From Officer Shortage